Terms of Service

Last updated: May 25, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Open-Launch. These Terms of Service govern your use of our platform, which focuses on discovering and supporting projects.

By using Open-Launch, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use our services.

2. Using Our Service

Age Requirements: You must be at least 13 years old to use Open-Launch.

Account Responsibility: If you create an account, you're responsible for maintaining its security and for all activities under your account.

Acceptable Use: When using Open-Launch, you agree not to:

  • Post content that's illegal, harmful, or violates others' rights
  • Misrepresent yourself or your affiliation with others
  • Interfere with the platform's operation or security
  • Collect user data without permission
  • Use the service for unauthorized commercial purposes

3. Content

Your Content: When you submit projects, comments, or other content on Open-Launch, you retain ownership, but grant us permission to display and use that content on our platform.

Responsibility: You're responsible for the content you submit. Make sure you have the right to share it and that it doesn't violate any laws or these terms.

Our Rights: We can remove any content at our discretion if we believe it violates these terms or might harm our platform, users, or third parties.

4. Intellectual Property

Open-Launch is an open source project licensed under the Open-Launch License. The source code is available on GitHub.

While the core platform is open source, certain features or services may be proprietary. The Open-Launch License allows you to:

  • Use, copy, and modify the software
  • Distribute the software
  • Sublicense the software

Attribution Requirements: You must include the original copyright notice and license in any substantial portions of the software. Additionally, if you use this software in a web application or online service, you must display a visible dofollow link to "https://open-launch.com" on ALL pages of your website (preferably in the footer).

MANDATORY Visual Badge: You MUST use one of our official "Powered by Open-Launch" visual badges. Text-only attribution is NOT sufficient:

Powered by Open-Launch - Light ThemePowered by Open-Launch - Dark Theme

⚠️ Important: The badge must be clearly visible (minimum 150x44 pixels), present on ALL pages, and not hidden or obfuscated.

📋 Get Implementation Code: Visit our Attribution Badges page to copy the ready-to-use HTML/React code for these badges.

User-submitted content remains the property of the respective users, who grant Open-Launch a license to display and use that content on our platform.

5. Third-Party Content

Open-Launch may contain links to third-party websites or services, including projects. We're not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of these third parties.

Your interactions with third-party services are between you and that third party.

6. Termination

We can suspend or terminate your access to Open-Launch at any time for any reason, particularly if you violate these terms.

If your account is terminated, you'll no longer have access to your content or account information.

7. Disclaimers

Open-Launch is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We don't guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

We're not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any content posted by users or third parties.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, Open-Launch and its team will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting from your use of or inability to use our service.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We'll notify you of significant changes, but it's your responsibility to review these terms periodically.

Your continued use of Open-Launch after changes means you accept the updated terms.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about these terms, please contact us at:

contact@open-launch.com